Related
Summary
Warning : hold spoilers forStar Trek : Defiant#15 !
Spock ’s iconicStar Trekcatchphrase is taking on a horrifying new significance as he tardily put in to the franchise ’s most disgusting alien subspecies . The “ Conspiracy ” parasites have returnedto take over the Federation in the Sir Frederick Handley Page ofStar Trek : Defiant . Spock attempted to communicate with them , and was taken over for his troubles . Now , in upshot 15,as he lento succumbs , he flips his iconic catch phrase in a terrific way .
Star Trek : Defiant#15 is write by Christopher Cantwell and drawn by Angel Unzueta . In a previous progeny , Spock assay a mind - meld with the leech , but they took over his mind . Spock then stumble to the control center of the infested Starbase , where a portal to the leech ’s dimension is opened . Worf and company track Spock there , and he struggles to assert control . He says : “ the many overbalance the few .. the few become the many .. the many become the all . ”
All the while , Spock ’s eyes are all pitch-black as the evil aliens remain to manipulate him .
Spock’s Catchphrase Says a Great Deal About His Character
The “Conspiracy” Aliens Corrupt and Pervert It
The quote Spock butchers inStar Trek : Defiant#15 is a riff on his iconic catch phrase . InStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , Spock first said : “ the needs of the many outbalance the needs of the few . ” Introduced as a Vulcan proverb , it became one of the movie ’s key themes , as at the end , Spock sacrificed himself to bring through theEnterprise . The line was turned on its capitulum in the following movie , The Search for Spock , when Kirk and his crew potentially throw away their vocation to save Spock . The line has since been quote often byTrekfans .
The “ Conspiracy ” aliens give it a whole newfangled , and terrific , meaning . insert duringStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s first time of year , these parasite hail from another universe , one they have completely overrun . These disgusting brute take over a person , subjecting them to horrendous forcible and psychological torment . late issues ofStar Trek : Defiantestablished that the parasites have a hive mind , not unlike the Borg . In his attempt to establish communications with them , Spock ’s nous was infest . While he does not have a sponge in him , he is still under their influence .
In Star Trek : Picard ’s Academy # 2 , Mister Spock tries to lend an important liveliness moral on the plebe , but go wrong miserably at it .
The “Conspiracy” Parasites Almost Have Spock Under Their Control
They Turned His Catchphrase On Its Ear
And under the parasite ’s sway , Spock subverts this classic Vulcan proverb . The proverb is a beautiful reminder to put a group ’s well - being ahead of one ’s own . The leech seek to contribute the entireStar Trekuniverse under their mastery , incorporate all animation into their hive judgement . In this context , Spock ’s catchphrase takes on a minatory novel meaning . The “ Conspiracy ” parasites reshape this tribute to province into a shivery mission statement . These noncitizen care nothing about the Federation ’s culture and customs , and they are unforced to pervert all that is good about it as part of their try at conquest .
Star Trek : Defiant#15 is on sale now from IDW Publishing !
Star Trek : Defiant#15
